JOHN L COTTON
Paramedic at Redwood Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL
License number
Florida 426
Issued Date
May 1, 1985
Effective Date
Dec 6, 2016
Expiration Date
Dec 1, 2018
Category
Health Care
Type
Paramedic
Address
Address
5384 Redwood Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317
Phone
(954) 587-5192
Professional information
Dip Socket Having Preloading And Antiwicking Features
US Patent:
4217024, Aug 12, 1980
Filed:
Jan 12, 1979
Appl. No.:
6/003057
Inventors:
Lionel D. Aldridge - Seminole FL
John K. Cotton - Sunrise FL
John K. Cotton - Sunrise FL
Assignee:
Burroughs Corporation - Detroit MI
International Classification:
H01R 1106
US Classification:
339275T
Abstract:
A DIP socket having preloading and antiwicking features. Each socket contains a plurality of unitary metallic contacts wherein each contact has; a pair of outwardly bowed tails; an antiwicking stem; a U-shaped body with a pair of retention latches on the outward portions of the arms of the U-shaped main body, said main portion of the U-shaped body having a flexural surface; and a pair of arcuately-curved, facing, inwardly-bowed spring biasing members above the U-shaped body. The contacts are inserted into a rectangular, unitary housing having a plurality of contact cavities. Each cavity has a guiding taper and pin aperture, camming faces, a guiding chamfer and a retention ledge. One or more of the interior walls of the cavity tapers inwardly from the lower portion to the upper portion of the cavity. The housing may also include raised standoffs on its lower side.